Promises Fulfilled

Promises Fulfilled made a splash on the Triple Crown trail in 2018 when he set the pace and streaked to an 18-1 upset victory in the Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth Stakes on March 3 at Gulfstream Park.

Prior to the Fountain of Youth, Promises Fulfilled finished third in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes after opening his career with back-to-back wins at Churchill Downs and Keeneland Race Course in September and October 2017, respectively.

Following his breakthrough Fountain of Youth win, Promises Fulfilled ran a well-beaten ninth in the Xpressbet Florida Derby after setting an early and challenged pace. He continued on to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and, as expected, set the early pace with eventual winner Justify stalking through the first six furlongs. Promises Fulfilled tired once again to finish 15^th under Corey Lanerie.

Cutting back to a sprint distance after the Kentucky Derby, Promises Fulfilled set the pace and faded to finish third in the Grade 2 Woody Stephens Stakes on the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets undercard. He bounced back to top form in the Grade 3 Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on July 28, pressing Strike Power through blistering early fractions before seizing command and pulling away in the stretch.

Returning to Saratoga on the Aug. 25 Travers Stakes undercard, Promises Fulfilled earned his second win at the Spa’s summer meet and his first Grade 1 victory with a game 1 ¼-length win over Seven Trumpets in the H. Allen Jerkens Stakes Presented by Runhappy. He then defeated older males with a hard-fought victory over Whitmore and Limousine Liberal in the Grade 2 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes on the opening day card at the Keeneland fall meet. In the TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint, Promises Fulfilled took the early lead, set a swift pace, and tired in the stretch to finish fourth at his home track, Churchill Downs.

Promises Fulfilled kicked off his 4-year-old season in Dubai, shipping to the UAE to compete in the $2.5 million Golden Shaheen on the Dubai World Cup undercard, his first race in nearly five months. The colt ran admirably after a tardy start and getting squeezed back between horses, forcing him out of his usual running style. He raced on well in the stretch but could only manage a fourth-place finish. 

After returning to the United States, Promises Fulfilled ran third behind rising star Mitole in the Grade 1 Churchill Downs Stakes presented by Twinspires.com and then finished fourth behind that rival in the Grade 1 Met Mile. The chestnut colt regained his top form and earned his first win of 2019 when he controlled the pace in the Grade 2 John A. Nerud Stakes on July 6 at Belmont Park and surged away late to a convincing win. The Nerud is a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” race for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, guaranteeing Promises Fulfilled a starting spot in the $2 million race.

The chestnut colt by is by Shackleford, who won the Preakness Stakes in 2011 for Promises Fulfilled’s trainer, Dale Romans. Promises Fulfilled is a half-sister (same dam [mother], different sire [father]) to multiple stakes winner Marquee Miss.